Ancient Luristan Pottery Spouted Pitcher
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Description
**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1400 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery pitcher of utilitarian form with a flat base, a carinated body, a flared rim, and a thick handle that arches towards the base of an open spout. A pair of nubbin protrusions on the handle act as thumb rests when the vessel is being used. Size: 6" W x 7" H (15.2 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#175673
Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1400 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery pitcher of utilitarian form with a flat base, a carinated body, a flared rim, and a thick handle that arches towards the base of an open spout. A pair of nubbin protrusions on the handle act as thumb rests when the vessel is being used. Size: 6" W x 7" H (15.2 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: private Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA collection, via inheritance; Leota Furlong Agett Persian Pottery collection, acquired in Tehran, Iran in the early 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#175673
Condition
Professional repair to handle, with resurfacing and light overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions and spalls, with small nicks to handle, rim, and spout, and light earthen deposits, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to overall form. Previous collection label beneath base.
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Ancient Luristan Pottery Spouted Pitcher
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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